Last Name BENTON

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • BENTON is ranked as the 890th most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 43,053.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 13.5 people named BENTON for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a last name, 84% of the time.
  • Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named BENTON is 43,741, the rank is 851 and the proportion per 100k Americans named BENTON is 13.73.

Last Names BENTON
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 43,053 +/-1.7%
  • National Rank 890
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 13.5

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 43,741
  • National Rank 851
  • Proportion/100k 13.73

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name BENTON is 71.6% White, 1.5% Hispanic origin, 24.0% Black, 0.4% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.7% Two or More Races, and 0.8% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name BENTON have a higher likelyhood of being Black and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name BENTON is included in the following name categories:
  • Not Categorized

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name BENTON

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 71.6% 63.9% 7.7%
Hispanic origin 1.5% 16.3% -14.8%
Black 24.0% 12.3% 11.7%
Asian or Pacific Islander 0.4% 4.9% -4.5%
Two or more races 1.7% 1.8% -0.1%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.8% 0.7% 0.1%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named BENTON is Texas where 4,102 people have this name.
  • South Carolina is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named BENTON, as 42.63 in every 100,000 South Carolinians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of Florida.
  • South Carolina is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 2 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is North Dakota (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 1 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics Last-Names BENTON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 1,020 7.92 99.3% Indiana 506 7.66 98.2% Iowa 314 10.09 98.2% Kansas 429 14.77 98.3% Michigan 791 7.98 99.3% Minnesota 220 4.03 97.2% Missouri 492 16.43 97.1% Nebraska 164 8.73 96.2% North Dakota 16 2.17 46.1% Ohio 1,333 11.5 99.3% South Dakota 53 6.22 84.4% Wisconsin 277 4.81 97.8%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name BENTON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 1,020 7.92 99.3%
Indiana 506 7.66 98.2%
Iowa 314 10.09 98.2%
Kansas 429 14.77 98.3%
Michigan 791 7.98 99.3%
Minnesota 220 4.03 97.2%
Missouri 492 16.43 97.1%
Nebraska 164 8.73 96.2%
North Dakota 16 2.17 46.1%
Ohio 1,333 11.5 99.3%
South Dakota 53 6.22 84.4%
Wisconsin 277 4.81 97.8%
West State Statistics Last-Names BENTON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 96 12.97 93.2% Arizona 795 11.81 99.1% California 3,335 8.59 99.6% Colorado 777 14.5 99.3% Hawaii 78 5.51 93.8% Idaho 164 10.03 96.2% Montana 141 13.79 96.9% Nevada 266 9.37 98.0% New Mexico 236 11.33 97.1% Oregon 431 10.86 98.6% Utah 248 8.44 95.6% Washington 644 9.13 99.1% Wyoming 121 20.75 96.4%

West States
State stats for the first name BENTON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 96 12.97 93.2%
Arizona 795 11.81 99.1%
California 3,335 8.59 99.6%
Colorado 777 14.5 99.3%
Hawaii 78 5.51 93.8%
Idaho 164 10.03 96.2%
Montana 141 13.79 96.9%
Nevada 266 9.37 98.0%
New Mexico 236 11.33 97.1%
Oregon 431 10.86 98.6%
Utah 248 8.44 95.6%
Washington 644 9.13 99.1%
Wyoming 121 20.75 96.4%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names BENTON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 268 7.44 98.0% Maine 31 2.3 73.8% Massachusetts 426 6.31 97.8% New Hampshire 131 9.86 95.1% New Jersey 542 6.06 98.7% New York 1,319 6.68 99.4% Pennsylvania 1,200 9.38 99.3% Rhode Island 137 12.96 95.8% Vermont 47 7.51 92.1%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name BENTON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 268 7.44 98.0%
Maine 31 2.3 73.8%
Massachusetts 426 6.31 97.8%
New Hampshire 131 9.86 95.1%
New Jersey 542 6.06 98.7%
New York 1,319 6.68 99.4%
Pennsylvania 1,200 9.38 99.3%
Rhode Island 137 12.96 95.8%
Vermont 47 7.51 92.1%
South State Statistics Last-Names BENTON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 1,310 27.01 98.9% Arkansas 1,006 33.91 99.1% Delaware 192 20.53 98.7% Dist. of Columbia 175 26.53 97.9% Florida 2,810 14.13 99.8% Georgia 3,572 35.37 99.7% Kentucky 810 18.36 98.3% Louisiana 911 19.59 98.6% Maryland 880 14.73 99.3% Mississippi 492 16.43 97.1% North Carolina 4,012 40.35 99.8% Oklahoma 741 19.11 98.6% South Carolina 2,060 42.63 99.6% Tennessee 1,471 22.46 99.2% Texas 4,102 15.22 99.6% Virginia 1,296 15.57 99.3% West Virginia 64 3.44 84.5%

South States
State stats for the first name BENTON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 1,310 27.01 98.9%
Arkansas 1,006 33.91 99.1%
Delaware 192 20.53 98.7%
Dist. of Columbia 175 26.53 97.9%
Florida 2,810 14.13 99.8%
Georgia 3,572 35.37 99.7%
Kentucky 810 18.36 98.3%
Louisiana 911 19.59 98.6%
Maryland 880 14.73 99.3%
Mississippi 492 16.43 97.1%
North Carolina 4,012 40.35 99.8%
Oklahoma 741 19.11 98.6%
South Carolina 2,060 42.63 99.6%
Tennessee 1,471 22.46 99.2%
Texas 4,102 15.22 99.6%
Virginia 1,296 15.57 99.3%
West Virginia 64 3.44 84.5%
 

Full Names with BENTON as a Last Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have BENTON as a last name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named BENTON.

The most popular full name is James BENTON. 1.98% of all the people named BENTON have this given name.

There are 1925 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name BENTON

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 James BENTON 1.98%
2 John BENTON 1.56%
3 David BENTON 1.33%
4 Robert BENTON 1.25%
5 William BENTON 1.21%
6 Charles BENTON 1.14%
7 Mary BENTON 1.05%
8 Michael BENTON 1.02%
9 Patricia BENTON 0.80%
10 Thomas BENTON 0.77%
11 Linda BENTON 0.75%
12 Barbara BENTON 0.73%
13 Elizabeth BENTON 0.66%
14 Donald BENTON 0.59%
15 Betty BENTON 0.58%
16 Brian BENTON 0.57%
17 Larry BENTON 0.57%
18 Richard BENTON 0.57%
19 Susan BENTON 0.53%
20 Donna BENTON 0.52%